Marlins get win vs. Mariners, extend streak to 7 games
MIAMI >> Jesús Luzardo allowed one run and two hits in six innings and the Miami Marlins won their seventh straight game, beating the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Saturday night.
Brian Anderson had two hits for the Marlins, whose last seven-game win streak ran from April 24-30, 2016.
Luzardo (2-1) struck out five and walked one in his longest outing of the season. Miami relievers Anthony Bass and Cole Sulser each threw a scoreless inning and Anthony Bender pitched around two singles in the ninth for his sixth save.
Mariners starter Robbie Ray cruised through the first four innings before running into trouble in a 36-pitch fifth inning. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner allowed RBI singles to Bryan De La Cruz and Jon Berti and walked three, including Garrett Cooper with the bases loaded.
BLUE JAYS 2, ASTROS 1 >> George Springer homered twice against his former team, leading José Berríos and Toronto over Houston and snapping the Astros' four-game win streak.
Springer's leadoff homer in the first was the 46th of his career. Starting at DH, Springer connected again in the third, the 19th multihomer game of his career.
DIAMONDBACKS 2, CARDINALS 0 >> Merrill Kelly threw seven shutout innings and Ketel Marte and Nick Ahmed homered in the eighth inning, sending Arizona past St. Louis.
Marte led off the eight by taking a 1-1 changeup off Miles Mikolas (1-1) into the right field bullpen for his first homer of the season. One out later, Ahmed sent a 1-1 fastball into the left field bullpen for his second homer.
TWINS 9, RAYS 1 >> Kyle Garlick hit two home runs off starter Shane McClanahan and Minnesota beat Tampa Bay.
Carlos Correa had three hits for the Twins, who have won eight of nine. Cody Stashak (2-0) got the win in relief.
WHITE SOX 4, ANGELS 0 >> Tim Anderson and Luis Robert homered to help the Chicago end the Angels' sixgame winning streak.
Josh Harrison, AJ Pollock and Anderson had two hits apiece for the White Sox, who won for the second time in 12 games.
RANGERS 3, BRAVES 1 >> Corey Seager homered in his third straight game, Dane Dunning allowed one run over a career-high 7 2/3 innings and Texas beat Atlanta.
Seager's solo homer gave Texas its first run in the first inning since opening day. The Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak.
PIRATES 7, PADRES 6, 10 INNINGS >> Ke'Bryan Hayes singled in the tying run and scored the winning run on an error as Pittsburgh scored twice in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat San Diego and snap a four-game losing streak.
YANKEES 3, ROYALS 0 >> Gerrit Cole pitched six sharp innings and New York won its eighth straight game by manufacturing runs against sloppy Kansas City pitching.
Cole (2-0) allowed five hits and two walks while striking out six. Aroldis Chapman worked a perfect ninth for his fifth save.
BREWERS 9, CUBS 1 >> Eric Lauer struck out 11 in seven innings as Milwaukee beat Chicago.
Rowdy Tellez hit a tworun homer in the fifth, and Christian Yelich and Hunter Renfroe connected for consecutive home runs in the eighth.
ORIOLES 2, RED SOX 1, 10 INNINGS >> Jorge Mateo scored the winning run in the 10th inning on a throwing error by pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura, capping Baltimore's comeback over Boston.
ROCKIES 4, REDS 3 >> Chad Kuhl shook off a first-pitch homer by Tyler Naquin to last into the eighth inning, Ryan McMahon hit a goahead two-run triple in the sixth and Colorado Rockies held on to beat Cincinnati.
PHILLIES 4, METS 1 >> Kyle Schwarber hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning as Philadelphia bounced back from being no-hit by beating New York.